Cowtown Indie Bazaar

Come see Fanciful Felt at the Cowtown Indie Bazaar next month! My mom and I will be running my booth and we are so excited!!

Details are over there ---->

Here is a link to the artists who will be at the Bazaar.

Try Harder

Whenever you approach someone with a problem or issue you never want them to make excuses right? Let's get real...everyone hates excuses. All you're really looking for is a simple "I will try harder" or something to that effect. Well, I am approaching myself with a problem - "Kristen, you need to keep up with your blogs better and post things with actual meaning and depth." To this I reply, "OK self, I will try harder."

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Deep, meaningful post #1 - sharing the deep, meaningful thoughts of others. LOL

My mom sent me this article recently and I'm so glad she did. It reassures me that my prices are indeed not too high. I'm always beating myself up about it. I feel that I produce a good product with great care and attention to detail. If something is not near perfect I will not list it for sale in my shop. I will keep it for myself or give it away to a friend who loves everything I make no matter what. Ha! ;)

So here it is. You should read it...especially if you are a handmade artist yourself.
http://whatthecraft.com/overpriced-cant-afford-handmade-pricing/ 

-----Side Note, I LOVE the top she uses as a demo in the article. I would TOTALLY wear that! Maybe one day I'll take up sewing and see if I can whip out a top for myself. One day when I have free time....haha yeah right.

Giveaway

I have had the great opportunity to participate in two giveaways at IZZY B Designs on Facebook. It has generated a lot of fans of my Facebook page and probably some shop traffic as well. =) 

The last giveaway I did was a custom wooden letter. This is what the winner and I came up with together. I love it!

You gotta love a hot pink giraffe!

Teacher Name Plates

I have a new obsession. I LOVE making these name signs. It started with the pencil and I do realize there is no felt on them. Oh well, they are fun! =)

Up next: crayons. =)

Mobile for Bailey

I made this mobile last year for my friend Leah's sweet baby girl. It was so fun. =)

I made it to coordinate with this bedding from Pottery Barn Kids.

And these are the wall letters I just painted for her.

Leah wants to hang them from a tree branch, so when she does that I'll post a photo! =)

For My Sister

My sister took the reigns and threw me an amazing baby shower with everything else she has going on in her life. She is Superwoman! She absolutely loves sage green so I made her this wreath as a hostess gift. I love my sister!

Here we are with my little man #1

Hola, Soy Dora!

I made a Dora clip for a friend/customer recently and boy has she been popular! I've made three others since then. She's cute!

I donated some hair clips to a giveaway on facebook recently and in the process got 100 new fans! The giveaway was through IzzyB Designs:

I'm doing another giveaway for IzzyB and I've gotten about 60 new fans in just a few days. I have over 400 fans on facebook now!

I'm trying to get all those new fans to go over to my Etsy store and favorite me there. =) That would rock!

I am so grateful to IzzyB for this opportunity. It has generated some great traffic for my Etsy shop when I need it the most. Baby number two should be here in about one month!

Double Bow Organizer - Pink and Brown

I just finished this custom order yesterday and LOVE how it turned out!

Paisley Splash!

I recently finished these for a high school friend who is due at the exact same time as me! We are only days apart. =) I love how they turned out! They were painted and decorated to match this bedding from JC Penney.

The paisley letters have painted edges as well. Can't see in the photos.

 

Little felt paisleys. =)

Emerson

I had to keep these letters a secret for a LONG time! But the mommy-to-be has received them and they are hanging in the nursery! Now the secret's out!

 The letters are hand-painted with a damask print and felt rosettes are handmade and attached to each letter. Gingham ribbon separates the two tones of the letters. Damask grosgrain ribbon is attached to each for hanging.